Test of the Warlords

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Test of the Warlords

Code	CM1
Rules Required	Dungeons & Dragons
Character Levels	15+
Campaign Setting	Dungeons & Dragons
Authors	Douglas Niles
First Published	1984
CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5, CM6, CM7, CM8, CM9

Test of the Warlords (ISBN 0-88038-116-7) is a 1984 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Its associated code is CM1 and is TSR's product number 9117. The adventure takes place in Norworld, which is located in the north east corner of the Known World on Mystara. This campaign contains elements of hack-and-slash adventure, political intrigue and full-scale war.

1 Table of Contents
2 Credits
3 Advertising blurb
4 Notable nonplayer characters
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Table of Contents

Chapter	Page
Prologue: how to run this adventure	2
The setting: outlining Norworld and the Empires	4
Nonplayer Characters: Introducing Kings and Lords	9
Landgrab: Beginning the Adventure	12
Major Events: Bringing Dominions Together	14
Norworld Encounters: Expanding the Campaign	18
War of the Crowns: Running Campaign battles	28
Epilogue: Continuing the Campaign	30

[edit] Credits

Douglas Niles: Design
Tim Kilpin: Editing
Clyde Caldwell: Cover art
Jeff Easley: Interior art
Ruth Hoyer: Graphic design
Diesel: Maps

[edit] Advertising blurb

The back cover of this module reads:

The king requests your presence in the honorable kingdom of Norwold. If you're worthy, you may be appointed lord of a dominion filled with friendly villages, sturdy fortresses, and raging bands of monsters.

Raging bands of monsters?

Well, yes, and you may have to lead your forces into a war or two. But you'll be ready for the challenge. You'll be ready for treacherous spies who conspire to steal your land. You'll be ready for a foul band of frost giants that raids your dominions. And you'll be ready for the inevitable clash of empires, the outcome of which may alter the fate of millions. You'll be ready! Won't you?

Test of the Warlords includes a complete campaign setting, several new NPCs, dungeon and wilderness encounters, and guidelines for running a war between empires.